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Prioritization between survival time and quality of life (QOL) using weights.
| Scenario | Weight for lifespan | Weight for QOL | Patients | Health-care professionals | Laypersons |
| A | 10 | 0 | 11.6% | 2.3% | 6.0% |
| B | 8 | 2 | 13.7% | 11.6% | 6.0% |
| C | 6 | 4 | 28.4% | 14.0% | 23.9% |
| D | 4 | 6 | 26.3% | 53.5% | 37.3% |
| E | 2 | 8 | 14.7% | 16.3% | 19.4% |
| F | 0 | 10 | 5.3% | 2.3% | 7.5% |
